# Little Women — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph, adapted from John Bunyan, introduces the book as a 'little Book' meant to inspire readers—especially young women—to embark on a spiritual pilgrimage, valuing the world to come and following the example of M
- [Little Women Part I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/little-women.md): The March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—navigate poverty, family bonds, and personal growth during the Civil War era, supporting their mother Marmee while their father is away. The chapter introduces their struggles wit
- [Playing Pilgrims](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-i-playing-pilgrims.md): The March sisters and their mother discuss a letter from father, who is away serving in the war. Mrs. March encourages the girls to think of their daily struggles as a modern Pilgrim's Progress, each carrying their own b
- [II: A Merry Christmas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-ii-a-merry-christmas.md): On Christmas morning, the March sisters wake to find little books from their mother, which they begin reading together. After discovering that Amy has secretly exchanged her modest gift for a nicer one, Mrs. March return
- [The Laurence Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-iii-the-laurence-boy.md): Meg receives an invitation to a New Year's Eve party at the Gardiners', and the March sisters excitedly prepare with their limited wardrobes. At the party, Jo meets Laurie Laurence for the first time, and they bond over 

> 44 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=little_women_se_1088kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [Burdens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-iv-burdens.md)
- [Being Neighborly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-v-being-neighborly.md)
- [Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-vi-beth-finds-the-palace-beautiful.md)
- [Amy's Valley of Humiliation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-vii-amy-s-valley-of-humiliation.md)
- [Jo Meets Apollyon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-viii-jo-meets-apollyon.md)
- [Meg Goes to Vanity Fair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-ix-meg-goes-to-vanity-fair.md)
- [The P.C. and P.O.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-x-the-p-c-and-p-o.md)
- [XI: Experiments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-xi-experiments.md)
- [Camp Laurence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-xii-camp-laurence.md)
- [Castles in the Air](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-xiii-castles-in-the-air.md)
- [XIV: Secrets](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-xiv-secrets.md)
- [XV: A Telegram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-xv-a-telegram.md)
- [Letters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-xvi-letters.md)
- [Little Faithful](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-xvii-little-faithful.md)
- [Dark Days](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-xviii-dark-days.md)
- [XIX: Amy’s Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-xix-amy-s-will.md)
- [Confidential](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-xx-confidential.md)
- [Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes Peace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-xxi-laurie-makes-mischief-and-jo-makes-peace.md)
- [Pleasant Meadows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-xxii-pleasant-meadows.md)
- [Aunt March Settles the Question](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-i-xxiii-aunt-march-settles-the-question.md)
- [Gossip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxiv-gossip.md)
- [The First Wedding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxv-the-first-wedding.md)
- [Artistic Attempts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxvi-artistic-attempts.md)
- [Literary Lessons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxvii-literary-lessons.md)
- [Domestic Experiences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxviii-domestic-experiences.md)
- [Calls](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxix-calls.md)
- [Consequences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxx-consequences.md)
- [Our Foreign Correspondent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxi-our-foreign-correspondent.md)
- [XXXII: Tender Troubles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxii-tender-troubles.md)
- [Jo's Journal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxiii-jo-s-journal.md)
- [A Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxiv-a-friend.md)
- [Heartache](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxv-heartache.md)
- [Beth's Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxvi-beth-s-secret.md)
- [New Impressions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxvii-new-impressions.md)
- [On the Shelf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxviii-on-the-shelf.md)
- [Lazy Laurence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxix-lazy-laurence.md)
- [XL: The Valley of the Shadow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xl-the-valley-of-the-shadow.md)
- [Learning to Forget](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xli-learning-to-forget.md)
- [XLII: All Alone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xlii-all-alone.md)
- [Surprises](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xliii-surprises.md)
- [My Lord and Lady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xliv-my-lord-and-lady.md)
- [Daisy and Demi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xlv-daisy-and-demi.md)
- [Under the Umbrella](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xlvi-under-the-umbrella.md)
- [Harvest Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_women_se/chapters/part-ii-xlvii-harvest-time.md)

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